WoRMS taxon details
Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818
212628 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212628)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 41-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings grey; collar on hind neck and underparts white; head with grey hood in breeding,...
Description Length: 41-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings grey; collar on hind neck and underparts white; head with grey hood in breeding, white with suggestion of grey hood in non-breeding; outer primaries black. Immature darker ashy brown replaces grey of adult; hood incomplete. Bare parts: iris yellowish white; eyering bright red; bill bright red, dull blackish in immature; feet and legs bright red in breeding, dark red in non-breeding dress, reddish slate in immature. Habitat: seashore, estuaries and inland water bodies. Resident. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212628 on 2024-04-18
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1998-08-28 07:21:49Z
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Depew, Lorna
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basis of record
Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 41-43 cm. Plumage: back and wings grey; collar on hind neck and underparts white; head with grey hood in breeding, white with suggestion of grey hood in non-breeding; outer primaries black. Immature darker ashy brown replaces grey of adult; hood incomplete. Bare parts: iris yellowish white; eyering bright red; bill bright red, dull blackish in immature; feet and legs bright red in breeding, dark red in non-breeding dress, reddish slate in immature. Habitat: seashore, estuaries and inland water bodies. Resident. <389><391><393> [details]Remark Forms a superspecies with L. hartlaubii & L. ridibundus [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | grijskopmeeuw | [details] |
| English | grey-hooded gullgrey-headed gull | [details] |
| French | mouette à tête grise | [details] |
| German | Graukopfmöwe | [details] |
| Lithuanian | pilkagalvis kiras | [details] |
| Polish | mewa szarogłowa | [details] |
| Russian | сероголовая чайка | [details] |
| Slovenian | sivoglavi galeb | [details] |
| Spanish | gaviota cabecigris | [details] |
| Turkish | gri başlı martı | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Сіра чайкаМартин сіроголовий | [details] |
